1. mantua - Noun
2. Mantua - Proper noun
A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter their first few encounters, she found that she enjoyed his company and spent the next few years getting to know him and preparing herself to be the Marchesa of Mantua. Source: Internet
Among these are monuments listed by UNESCO as among the heritage of our world, including churches in Florence, Ferrara, Lucca, Mantua, Modena, Pisa, Verona and Volterra. Source: Internet
Alberti was one of the first to use the arch on a monumental scale at the St. Andrea in Mantua. Source: Internet
Agilulf successfully fought the rebel dukes of northern Italy, conquering Padua in 601, Cremona and Mantua in 603, and forcing the Exarch of Ravenna to pay tribute. Source: Internet
At his death in 1708, the Duke of Mantua was declared deposed and his family of Gonzaga lost Mantua forever in favour of the Habsburgs of Austria. Source: Internet
Born and generally active in Mantua about 1540 (Brulliot says 1560) and died at Rome in 1623. Source: Internet